Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[ImenaOphelia]

  On 3/25/2023 at 6:14 PM, Honeyyoung said:

she doesn't give a fuck about them since nfr tbh, but i do hope we get a transition masterpiece like honeymoon again in the future

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i bet they'd destroy it in the vinyl again - like they did with the freak/art deco one putting the songs on different sides...

[Vertimus]

  On 3/25/2023 at 5:59 PM, 13beachess said:

I really wish there was transitions between the songs instead of too many seconds of bare silence 

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Definitely. 

[ImenaOphelia]

  On 3/25/2023 at 5:48 PM, nosorangegrape said:

The Grants - an intro song that overstayed its welcome SKIP

DYK - pretty good and love the optimistic tone of the second half

Sweet - im not a lyrics guy and she doesn't say anything interesting or new here. boring songwriting too SKIP

AW - first half > second half but still one of the better songs of the album

Both interludes are skips obviously
Candy Necklace - i love the snippet she shared and that is still the best part of the song. i was iffy on it but it grew on me. not the best tho

Kintsugi - I get this one confused with sweet cause it's forgettable. I also get Shrek - Hallelujah vibes from it. I do have to say I enjoy the lines about folk songs and her blood relatives. Among her most controversial ideas put to music. SKIP

Fingertips - Love this one. I love the gentle up and down wave ascending and descending spiral staircase melody and rhythm. It seems to me that Fingertips started out like a Violet track but ending up being songified more. The sparkle censor kinda ruins it cause it takes me out of the song, ready to pay attention, but i'll tolerate.

Paris, Texas - Enjoyable but not among the best so I flip flop between listening or skipping. MAYBE SKIP

Grandfather - pretty 90s sounding. among the top songs of the album but it leaves me wanting more

LTLI - makes me think of todd rundgren and i love it

Margaret - broken social scene/feist house of strombo lover's spit intimate basement performance. love this one too. on a side note, i wouldn't mind if she took some inspo from them for her next album

fishtail - someone here said it's reminiscent of kiss it better and i do like kiss it better but i just don't care for this one. it's not an awful song, it's just forgettable. SKIP

Peppers - love this one but I wish she had sampled a bit more from Angelina and didn't muffle tommy's voice. Also the talk-singing is really just a vehicle to bring you to hands on your knees. In the album, it's among the better songs, but in her discography it doesn't rate very high.

Taco Truck - caribbean blue in sweater weather i love that specific part because it reminds me of her earlier days. the x VB part ruins it obviously because Venice Bitch is extremely overrated and generic hip hop beats isn't a cool and interesting addition. neither is get high, lake placid. Like peppers, in the album it's better but in her discography it's not so high.

 

9/16 songs to listen to. 56%. A failing grade.

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sometimes it's better to stay silent

[wheresthatboyfromdreams]

how much spotify streams NFR debuted in 1st day?

[Delete NOW]

  On 3/25/2023 at 5:35 PM, emliqua said:

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That’s nice but we need the whole audience to stream the new album. 

[Marius]

  On 3/25/2023 at 6:15 PM, ShadesOfViolence said:

34M debut???

IM DUMBB SORRY

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No. It’s her best day on Spotify. Probably 17m debut. 

[Delete NOW]

  On 3/25/2023 at 6:18 PM, wheresthatboyfromdreams said:

how much spotify streams NFR debuted in 1st day?

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15,5 million in 2019 when Spotify had 50% less users and Lana only had 19 million monthly listeners.

[Crazy Husband Thief]

So, what is the tea on that deluxe edition? I’m guessing it's quite obviously fake.

[Marius]

  On 3/25/2023 at 6:18 PM, wheresthatboyfromdreams said:

how much spotify streams NFR debuted in 1st day?

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Circa 15m. 

[LifeOnMars]

Listened to the album in my car for the first time and I’m not really hearing the audio issues that other people are hearing. I was listening on Spotify and only Kintsugi sounded a bit muffled, but it sounded like that in the leak too. The first half of the album grew on me a lot though. The only song that’s really still a skip for me is Kintsugi. It just goes on for too long in my opinion. 

[brandon]

  On 3/25/2023 at 6:20 PM, Crazy Husband Stealer said:

So, what is the tea on that deluxe edition? I’m guessing it's quite obviously fake.

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no idea what ur talking about but

deluxe definitely not happening ever again 

[luna de miel]

candy necklace is the hot version of watercolor eyes i love her

[13beachess]

I've always stanned Venice Bitch and the last few weeks I have been playing it over and over again. But now with TT x VB (which I love!) I actually appreciate (the NFR) Venice Bitch EVEN more  thank u Ocean Bldv for that!

[Ethel Cain]

can we bring back slowed songs instead of those stupid sped up ones? i listened to taco truck slowed and it sounds like the song of the summer, even unslowed it does, but its so dreamy 

[#FreeCandyNecklace]

  On 3/25/2023 at 6:04 PM, Candle in The Wind said:

Now that one of her best works of art is out, can all the cocc and bb haters please recognize that those last 2 albums were beautiful and are right up there with this new album in the same sweet and personal genre... because for me, it was the culmination of those 2 that led to this PERFECT album and I am so happy!!! I am proud to say that I have always loved cocc and bb

I'm also relieved that she is feeling better about herself in this world where no one really deserves someone like her, she shines in her new songs.

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Let's have that conversation!! I am an eternal COCC and BB truther. Some of her best work is on those albums. I listened to COCC yesterday driving around LA and it sounds better than ever

[thiskidstorm]

Regardless of the mindless opinions of those lacking taste or living in 2012 still - Lana came for blood with this album and the numbers are SHOWING!!!! ??

[Nahime]

  On 3/25/2023 at 6:18 PM, ImenaOphelia said:

sometimes it's better to stay silent

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can’t he express himself without weirdos having their feelings hurt ? 
 

 

[Candle in The Wind]

  On 3/25/2023 at 6:34 PM, #FreeCandyNecklace said:

Let's have that conversation!! I am an eternal COCC and BB truther. Some of her best work is on those albums. I listened to COCC yesterday driving around LA and it sounds better than ever

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Yes!!! your ride must have been incredible

When I realized that dyttatuob stays in the same energy, I cried

[Nahime]

  On 3/25/2023 at 5:48 PM, nosorangegrape said:

The Grants - an intro song that overstayed its welcome SKIP

DYK - pretty good and love the optimistic tone of the second half

Sweet - im not a lyrics guy and she doesn't say anything interesting or new here. boring songwriting too SKIP

AW - first half > second half but still one of the better songs of the album

Both interludes are skips obviously
Candy Necklace - i love the snippet she shared and that is still the best part of the song. i was iffy on it but it grew on me. not the best tho

Kintsugi - I get this one confused with sweet cause it's forgettable. I also get Shrek - Hallelujah vibes from it. I do have to say I enjoy the lines about folk songs and her blood relatives. Among her most controversial ideas put to music. SKIP

Fingertips - Love this one. I love the gentle up and down wave ascending and descending spiral staircase melody and rhythm. It seems to me that Fingertips started out like a Violet track but ending up being songified more. The sparkle censor kinda ruins it cause it takes me out of the song, ready to pay attention, but i'll tolerate.

Paris, Texas - Enjoyable but not among the best so I flip flop between listening or skipping. MAYBE SKIP

Grandfather - pretty 90s sounding. among the top songs of the album but it leaves me wanting more

LTLI - makes me think of todd rundgren and i love it

Margaret - broken social scene/feist house of strombo lover's spit intimate basement performance. love this one too. on a side note, i wouldn't mind if she took some inspo from them for her next album

fishtail - someone here said it's reminiscent of kiss it better and i do like kiss it better but i just don't care for this one. it's not an awful song, it's just forgettable. SKIP

Peppers - love this one but I wish she had sampled a bit more from Angelina and didn't muffle tommy's voice. Also the talk-singing is really just a vehicle to bring you to hands on your knees. In the album, it's among the better songs, but in her discography it doesn't rate very high.

Taco Truck - caribbean blue in sweater weather i love that specific part because it reminds me of her earlier days. the x VB part ruins it obviously because Venice Bitch is extremely overrated and generic hip hop beats isn't a cool and interesting addition. neither is get high, lake placid. Like peppers, in the album it's better but in her discography it's not so high.

 

9/16 songs to listen to. 56%. A failing grade.

LFL is way too low

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kudos to you for speaking your mind and twisting the weak minds of the weirdos over here. 

[SlowGinFizzzz]

  On 3/25/2023 at 5:34 PM, evalionisameme said:

In honour of the new album- variety ranked her albums  no comment!

 

8. Lust For Life

7. Ultraviolence

6. Honeymoon

5. Norman ******* Rockwell!

4. Born to Die

3. Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd

2. Blue Banisters

1. Chemtrails Over the Country Club

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Well at least they got number 8 right, that album will forever be a stain on Lana's otherwise pretty much immaculate discography. And as nice as it is to finally see some love for COCC, it's certainly not her best album.

 

Aside from that – the less said about this ranking, the better.